Cleo returns to her hometown to visit her mother,
Kat . They don't have the best relationship. Cleo thinks her mom is too controlling. Kat believes she is protecting Cleo by keeping secrets. When Cleo shows up at the house, her mom is missing. We follow both mother and daughter pov, one before Iat went missing and the other of present day Cleo searching for clues. This was a great mystery with a twist. I loved the complex mother daughter dynamic. It kept me guessing until the end.

You’re trying to find out your mother’s secrets and are you going to get what you asked for.

Thank you to Netgalley, Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, and of course Kimberly McCreight for an arc copy in exchange for my honest review

I enjoyed the dual POVs from mother and daughter. It was an interesting read, and I liked that it was fast paced. I finished it in two sittings. Thank you for allowing me to read Like Mother, Like Daughter!

Cleo and her mom have been at odds for a while, but when she returns home for a family dinner and find no sign of her mom she knows something is wrong. Over the last few years Cleo has been reveling, seeing a drug dealer and making drops for him and she pushes back harder every time her mom mentions that she needs to get out. Her mom on the other hand appears to be the straight laced essence of perfection with her strong marriage and solid job as a corporate lawyer, but as Cleo starts to dig into her moms life in her search to find her before it’s too late she realizes not everything is as is seems. Will Cleo be able to unravel the past quick enough to find her mom before it’s too late or have something terrible already happened to her?

I really enjoyed this book and the way it was laid out. The story was really thought out and unfolded in a way that gave you just enough of the story at a time that made it impossible to put down. I’m not of a cozy mystery fan, but I found myself really enjoying this mystery thriller. The story was told in two timelines and it kept the story interesting as we saw what Cleo was discovering in real time and then flashbacks to what her mom experiences in the last few days before her disappearance. I was hooked on this book from the beginning and didn’t see the ending coming. I loved the twists and turns and thought this story played out nicely. If you are looking for a good thriller mystery read with perfectly timed twists and turns and a great ending this book is a good one to try!

This was a great book. I was pulled into it immediately and loved the drama that followed. The plot was unique and not something I'd ever read before. That being said, I did call the ending and kind of saw it coming which lowered my rating to a four star. Overall, it was so much fun and I'd definitely recommend it

***Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf for the E-Arc of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.***

I really enjoyed this mystery novel "Like Mother, Like Daughter" by Kimberly McCreight. Current, compelling and full of surprises. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions are my own.

Thank you Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor | Knopf for allowing me to read and review Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight on NetGalley.

Published: 07/30/24

Stars: 2

Convoluted mess.

Sadly, McCreight tried too hard. There were too many turns with no twists. I was reminded of a Rubik's Cube -- millions tried to work it and only a few did. I think the author worked this story out, unfortunately she was in a small group.

The Adult Genre I find misleading; once again at best YA. The childish bantering dialogue and the truly foul language adds to the chaos unfavorably.

Thank you for the ARC ! Definitely enjoyed this book ! Easy to read and couldn’t put down till the end ! 5 stars !⭐️

A fast paced thriller! There are tons of twists and turns as the Cleo tries to solve the mystery of her mother's disappearance. Cleo has had a pretty rocky relationship with her mother over the years, she can't stand how Kat has been over protective and at times over bearing. She's been reluctant to connect with her mom since getting out of her most recent relationship but finally relents. When she comes home, she finds signs of her mother's sudden disappearance. Burnt food in the oven and on the stove, slight water ring left on the counter and her mom's shoe, with a small trace of blood. Suddenly, Cleo is caught up in uncovering the truth about her mother while trying to juggle her own personal problems. A fantastic read!

Kat and Aiden McHugh have been married for some years now. Kat is a partner in a law firm and makes good money. Aiden has always been involved in making movies on the environment. They are parents to Cleo who is now in college. Aiden was always away when Kat was struggling with motherhood and since then that is what he does. He’s very laid back about the fact that Kat is the one who makes the money and has backed many of his movie attempts. Their marriage is now on the rocks and Aiden lives elsewhere. In addition, Kat has been looking on dating sights.

Kat and Cleo have not always seen eye-to-eye on things. Cleo thinks Kat is too bossy. So Cleo rarely comes home from her nearby college dorm. When Kat learns that Cleo may be involved in delivering drugs to people, she asks her to come home so they can talk. Reluctantly, Cleo agrees. But when Cleo arrives, she finds her mother not at home but with food cooking that is starting to burn. She also discovers blood on the floor. She runs to her neighbor who gets her father to come home. Cleo is shocked to find that her father’s clothes aren’t in the closets as she didn’t realize they had separated. Now, the police are active on the case and working to find out what happened to Kat.

Where is Kat and what happened to her? It turns out that Kat had been involved in some shady work at her law firm leaving her an obvious target for anyone wanting to get even with her. Could she have been abducted?

Both Kat and Cleo are stubborn women who tend to butt heads. Perhaps that means they are more alike than they think. I cannot say that I enjoyed this book as it jumped from one sub-plot to the next and was confusing. Hope others will find it more interesting.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

A family thriller that is dual perspective and dual timeline that takes us through the complicated mother daughter relationship. Kat goes missing while trying to protect Cleo, and the complicated relationship begins to unravel. We learn about Kat’s past as she has completely 360 degree turned her direction in life. But, one must remember that 360 brings us all full circle. Thanks to NetGalley for the read!

Thank you Netgalley for this fantastic novel. I was drawn in by the cover and description and it did not disappoint. Just enough mystery to be intriguing, the writing was well done, and the characters were likable. A great read I will recommend to patrons and friends!

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER is a perfect combination of carefully crafted suspense and messy family drama. McCreight continues to show that she can weave together a downright addictive read.

Why is there something so deliciously entertaining about a family with secrets? All I can tell you is in this book the lies, deception, and a huge secret from a hidden past made it positively bingeable. The complex relationships throughout this book are what make the tension build as the search for Kat continues. The characters’ interactions are honest especially that of Cleo and Kat. This mother-daughter duo seems to not have much in common on the surface but wait and see. By the end, there are some twists, turns, and wonderfully shocking reveals which will bring the story full circle.

McCreight’s ability to write an engaging mystery is only made better by the characters she creates. The path to finding a missing mother will pull you in and not let go until the end. What a read!

2.5 stars. I had high hopes for this book and it sadly fell flat for me. A lot of it felt very repetitive.

Putting this one down at 25% after a few weeks of having no desire to pick it up. I normally really enjoy Kimberly’s books, but this one was a miss for me. It was confusing, I felt after 80 pages I still had no clue what was going on or where the story was headed because it had yet to head anywhere. The only real takeaway I had was that the mom was a little weirdly obsessed with her daughter's life.

3.75 stars. While I appreciated the complexity of this book and the ending, I felt like it was an average book. I did enjoy the two FMCs. I guessed most of the ending but enjoyed reading it play out. I do have a few other novels by this author that I've heard great things about so I will continue to read her backlist.

Another great book by Kimberly McCreight. I have read them all and she continues not to disappoint. This story was a well written one with lots of characters and fine storytelling. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Cleo and her mother don’t have the best of relationships, but Cleo has finally agreed to have dinner with her mom, Kat. When she arrives, she finds the food burning, one lone shoe and blood on the floor. Kat is a no nonsense patent lawyer, or so everyone thinks. In the days before her disappearance, Kat feels threatened from many different angles, but who has taken her and is there a chance she’s OK? Told in different timelines and in past and present, this book moves quickly and McCreight does a good job with the red herrings, leaving the reader guessing throughout. Thank you to Knopf and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

When university student Cleo goes home to see her mother and dinner she finds that there has been a struggle and her mother’s heel covered with blood. Katrina (mother) and Cleo have been estranged since Katrina interfered with Cleo’s relationship with a drug dealer. When it appears to Cleo that the police aren’t taking her mother’s disappearance seriously, she decides to investigate on her own. Aided by a sympathetic cop and hindered by her lackadaisical father (who’s separated from her mother), Cleo investigates her mom’s computer as well as her place of business. Katrina had always led Cleo to believe she was a patent attorney, but it turns out she was a fixer for wealthy and powerful people. She was also, in her youth, an abandoned child who lived at Haven House until she was adopted at the age of 14. Cleo finds her mother’s journal from those years and feels appalled—and guilty—to read about the abuse her mother endured. As Cleo is drawn deeper and deeper into the details of her mother’s life, she finds herself in danger. Is Cleo getting to close to find out what and who struggled with her mother?

The author has written a suspenseful thriller. McCreight alternates first-person chapters about Cleo’s search with chapters in Katrina’s voice about the days leading up to her disappearance. The story is extremely well paced and effective. No one, of course, is who they seem. Both Katrina and Cleo are tough as nails and vulnerable. What I found fascinating was how Katrina and Cleo combat the evil they encountered.

I had high hopes for this. The story started off strong and too a hold of you with Cleo finding her mother’s missing and a blood trail in the family kitchen.

Really liked the Multiple POV’’s and the use of articles and transcripts throughout the book. The plot twist didn’t come until about the last 10% and while good, felt there are plot holes that were never answered. Like how did the old man get the mother to his house in his bed??

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC